Researchers Produce Two Biofuels (biodiesel and jet fuel) from a Single Algae

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[font face=Serif][font size=5]Researchers Produce Two Biofuels from a Single Algae[/font]

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January 26, 2015
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[font size=3]A common algae commercially grown to make fish food holds promise as a source for both biodiesel and jet fuel, according to a new study published in the journal Energy & Fuels.

The researchers, led by Greg O’Neil of Western Washington University and Chris Reddy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, exploited an unusual and untapped class of chemical compounds in the algae to synthesize two different fuel products, in parallel, a from a single algae.

“It’s novel,” says O’Neil, the study’s lead author. “It’s far from a cost-competitive product at this stage, but it’s an interesting new strategy for making renewable fuel from algae.”

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The scientists believe that by producing two fuels—biodiesel and jet fuel—from a single algae, their findings hold some promise for future commercialization. They stress that this is a first step with many steps to come, but they are encouraged by the initial result.

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http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/jet-fuel-from-algae

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1. This is encouraging but research on algae as a source for oil is not new

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It been being work on as a 'green' energy source for a few years now — and it literally is . . . drum roll please . . . green.